Driver Saved Before Metra Train Strikes Vehicle In Lombard
CHICAGO (CBS) -- A driver was saved from a vehicle on the tracks before it was struck by a Metra train near Grace Street in Lombard Monday night, Lombard officials confirm.
The incident happened shortly after 8:30 p.m., Metra officials say. Lombard police said an elderly driver drove onto the tracks at Grace Street and Charles Road. Witnesses helped him get out of the car as police responded, before a Union Pacific West Line train hit the car.
Union Pacific West line train number 65 was scheduled to arrive in Elburn at 9:06 p.m.
No injuries were reported.
